Species Notarchus indicus Schweigger, 1820
- Notarchus indicus Schweigger, A.F. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte der skelettlosen ungegliederten Thiere. Leipzig.
Type data:
Status unknown, No details provided, Mauritius. - Notarchus petaurista Iredale, 1929.
Type data:
Status unknown, No details provided (Dredged in about 4 fathoms (~7 metres) of water), Sow and Pigs Reef, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C. & Smith, S.D.A. 2017a. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)? Molluscan Research 37(1): 45-65 [56, Fig. 3C]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Nimbs et al (2017) report the species being observed on the southern, western and eastern coasts of Australia. On the eastern coast, it has been observed sporadically from Proserpine, QLD to Port Jackson, NSW. Australian distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017) Zoological Studies 56.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C. & Smith, S.D.A. 2017a. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)? Molluscan Research 37(1): 45-65 [46]
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan R.C. & Smith S.D.A. 2017b. A Historical Summary of the Distribution and Diet of Australian Sea Hares (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiidae). Zoological Studies 56: 35
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Sep-2023 | APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 | 01-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 29-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
11-Jan-2016 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 14-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
25-Mar-2011 | 25-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
25-Mar-2011 | 25-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
24-Mar-2011 | (import) |